Start-Up And Shut-Down - WALTHER PILOT PREMIUM FB Betriebsanleitung

5. Open the material valve on the pressure tank.
6. To allow the air in the material hose to escape, operate the trigger (item 31) until a
uniform material spray exits the nozzle; the gun can now be closed again.
The gun is now ready to be operated.
Attention
When connecting to the customer provided air supply the air connection screw
(item 34) must be secured against rotation with a size 17 open-end wrench.
Material
connection
Air connection
5 Operation
5.1

Start-up and shut-down

The following requirements must have been met before you can operate the spray
gun:
• The spray air pressure must be applied at the spray gun.
• The material pressure must be applied at the spray gun or the flow cup must be
filled with material.
Attention
The material pressure may not be set higher than 8 bar. The air pressure may not
exceed 8 bar.
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Gravity-Feed
Cup
Air connection
Warning
Always relieve the pressure from the spray gun after work is completed. The pres-
surized lines may rupture and persons standing nearby may be injured by the
escaping material.
Note
The gun must be flushed before use to prevent contamination of the spraying
material.
6 Spray pattern adjustments
You can change the spray pattern on the PILOT PREMIUM by making the follow-
ing settings.
Material
connection
Adjust the material pressure:
Material connection:
You can adjust the material pressure only on the pump or the pressure tank.
Please follow the directions and safety instructions of the manufacturer.
Adjusting wide or round spray:
The regulating screw is used to regulate the
spraying width. By turning it to the left
(unscrewing), the spray becomes wide, by
turning it to the right (screwing down) it
becomes round.
Adjusting the material flow volume:
The material volume can be regulated by
turning the adjusting screw in or out. The
material volume is increased by turning it to
the left (unscrewing) and reduced by turning
it to the right (screwing down).
Adjusting the air volume:
The spray air volume can be regulated
by turning the adjusting screw in or out.
Air connection
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